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The Digital PreacherThu, 09 Feb 2017 07:40:21 +0000en-GBhourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.2110751536AmperePosthttps://feedburner.google.comHow to pay on Google Play store in India without a credit cardhttp://www.amperepost.com/google-play-india-payment-methods/
http://www.amperepost.com/google-play-india-payment-methods/#respondWed, 11 Jan 2017 07:02:31 +0000http://www.amperepost.com/?p=404Paying internationally has always been a major problem in India. That too with the introduction of Two-step authentication (Verified by Visa, Mastercard 3d secure code etc) by RBI, the problem of paying internationally using a Debit Card has had a major hit. Unlike the USA and many other developed countries, India is a country where ...

]]>Paying internationally has always been a major problem in India. That too with the introduction of Two-step authentication (Verified by Visa, Mastercard 3d secure code etc) by RBI, the problem of paying internationally using a Debit Card has had a major hit. Unlike the USA and many other developed countries, India is a country where the majority of the customers use Debit Cards instead of credit cards for online transactions.

This indirectly has affected services like Google’s Play store, Apple’s iTunes and Amazon’s Kindle store to name a few. Thankfully, you can use ICICI and HDFC debit cards on these services (including Paypal). But, not every bank supports transactions on these services with their debit cards. Owing to all these facts, payment with a debit card on these services was and still up to a certain extent is a problem.

Google has been working hard to overcome this problem by introducing many direct and indirect payment methods. So, here’s a detailed article on how and with what you can pay for apps, music, books etc on Google Play without a credit card.

1. Traditional Debit Cards

Most of the Indian credit cards are supported on Google Play. For Debit cards, I only had success with ICICI and HDFC Debit cards. Let me know in the comments down below if you had success with debit cards issued by some other bank.

2. Google Play gift cards

Google Play gift cards can be purchased online. They are available for a fixed set of pricing in India. You can buy them for Rs 750, Rs 1000 and Rs 1500 on Snapdeal, Amazon, Croma, Vijay sales, Sangeetha mobiles, spice Hotspot and planet m.

Using them is very simple. You’ll get a code which you have to redeem from Play store. After successful redemption, that much amount will be added to your Google Play as Google Play balance which you can use to make purchases.

It’s like a digital wallet where you can add money so that you can use it for some payment.

3. Career Billing

Career billing allows you to buy stuff on Google Play store and the amount is reflected in your postpaid bill. This feature is available for Idea, Airtel and Vodafone users.

4. Net Banking

Net Banking is a nice addition to the list. While not all Debit cards work on Google Play in India, net banking solves that problem reasonably.

5. e-Wallets like Paytm and Freecharge

Recently, Paytm and Freecharge has rolled out an update adding a Google Play option. They basically work like gift cards. They create a recharge coupon of the amount that you paid, which you can redeem from the Google Play and the money gets added to your Google Play balance.

Here’s what it looks like on Paytm

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http://www.amperepost.com/hidden-features-in-ios-10/#commentsTue, 06 Dec 2016 14:38:50 +0000http://www.amperepost.com/?p=338Apple’s iOS 10 Has been out to the Public for quite awhile now and this time the Update is a huge one thanks to all its big changes after iOS 7. There are a lot more hidden features in iOS 10 than Apple touted on its Keynote in June. There were the obvious Add-Ons like ...

]]>Apple’s iOS 10 Has been out to the Public for quite awhile now and this time the Update is a huge one thanks to all its big changes after iOS 7.

There are a lot more hidden features in iOS 10 than Apple touted on its Keynote in June. There were the obvious Add-Ons like a completely new Revamped Lock Screen, an addition of the new Widget section, New Music App built from the Scratch, 3rd Party Extensions for Siri.

Here are some of the features Apple did not announce and left the users to find them on their own.

1. Auto Download Songs in Apple Music

Until iOS 9 , the process of downloading a song to your iDevice was not less than a nightmare. It involved adding a song to your account by tapping on the “+” icon , then manually tapping on the cloud icon to make it available for offline listening.

With the new iOS release , Apple has made it lot easier to download any Music album or song to your Library just by pressing the “+” button , which not only adds the song to your Library but also Downloads it. Enabling this feature is pretty simple by heading to Settings>Music>Download and then toggling the switch next to Automatic Downloads to ON position.

2. Automatically let iOS Manage your Music Storage

This one is handy for the ones who currently rock a 16GB Variant. It can save you some space by letting your iPhone or iPad automatically manage music that is downloaded on your device.

It can be turned ON by heading to Settings>Music>Downloads and toggling on the Optimise Storage to ON position. If your device runs low on storage and you cannot squeeze in more of your Cat’s photo on your device, this feature will automatically evaluate the Songs in your Library and delete the one’s you rarely listen to and you can set a dedicated amount of Storage as per your need ranging from 1GB to 8GB.

3. No more need for any Lyrics App

The New Music App also includes a dedicated Section for Lyrics and you don’t need any 3rd Party App to see the Lyrics of the song you are listening to. This feature can be accessed by simply swiping up from the Now Playing Section or by pressing on the “…” and then tapping on Lyrics.

NOTE:- This Feature is available only to the ones who either have an Apple Music Subscription or have manually synced lyrics through iTunes.

4. Send Compressed Photos to Save Data

Does it take too long to send a photo over iMessage? There’s an easy fix to that. Open Settings>Messages and scroll down to enable Low-Quality Image mode. It is still unclear to what extent the Images are scaled down but it saves a bit of your data, especially if you are on a cellular Data.

5. Selective Read Receipts

With the advent of iOS 10, users now have the option to send Read Receipts to Selective individuals. This feature can be enabled or disabled with a couple of taps.

When in a conversation, tap on the “i” at the top right corner, then turn read receipts on or off and this setting will be synced across all your devices having the same Apple id.

6. Disable Raise To Wake

Each time you raise your phone , it displays the time and all the pending notifications. If you find this feature annoying,you can disable in in Settings>Display & Brightness>Raise To Wake.

7. Clear All Notification

You no longer have to press that tiny X above each day’s stream in the Notification Center. If you have an iPhone with 3D Touch, pressing on the X will bring up a “Clear All” option.

8. Unlock the Old School Way

Miss the old, “Rest The Finger To Unlock”? You can go back to how things were before iOS 10 by changing settings. Open Settings>General>Accessibility >Home Button. At the bottom is a Toggle “Rest Finger To Open“. Toggle it ON.

9. Capture a moment while listening to Music

We all have been Frustrated when we launch the Camera App while listening to our favourite jam only to find it being paused in the background. With iOS 10 it’s no longer the case, you can launch the Camera app and continue listening to your Favourite tunes. Of Course, taking a live Photo or Video will pause the music.

10. 3D Touch in Control Center

3D Touch has found its place almost everywhere in iOS 10. Speaking of the Control Center, you can use 3D Touch on the bottom row of an app to invoke a Specific Action. For Example, 3D Touch on Flashlight gives you three different brightness Option.

11. Prioritise app installs

The next time you download more than one app don’t sit there waiting for a specific app to download. Using 3D Touch, you can press on an app and select “Prioritize Download” from the list of options.

The same option exists when you are restoring your device from a backup.

12. Unsubscribe from Mailing List

Tired of all the Newsletters? iOS 1o makes it a lot easier to unsubscribe from these annoying newsletter by tapping on the “Unsubscribe” button on the top.

13. Search your tab in Safari

Looking for a specific tab out of all the opened tabs? It may sometimes turn out to be too difficult when you have a lot of tabs opened.

While in Horizontal Mode, go in the tab view and on the top left corner you will find a search bar.

14. Quickly close all the tabs in Safari

Not only you can open an endless number of tabs in Safari. You can also Close them all at once by pressing long on the Tab View button and then select Close X Tabs.

15. BedTime Mode

Cannot stick to your sleeping schedules? iOS has a solution for you there, as soon as you open the Clock app you will see a new tab ‘Bedtime’. This can be used to define the typical times you go to bed, wake up time and the amount of sleep you need. It then gives you reminders along with the tracking of your sleeping habits in the Health’s app.

Got more suggestions? Do not hesitate to share them in the comments down below. Thank you so much for reading this article. Feel to share this on social medias. This is Shashank signing off.

]]>http://www.amperepost.com/hidden-features-in-ios-10/feed/2338Got an old Android phone lying around? Here’s how you can use ithttp://www.amperepost.com/use-old-android-phone/
http://www.amperepost.com/use-old-android-phone/#respondTue, 06 Dec 2016 12:01:35 +0000http://www.amperepost.com/?p=315Every day. new and new android smartphones are being launched. The launch speed is exponential and so is the manufacturer’s push towards a new launch. So it makes sense to carry out an upgrade every year or in most cases, every couple of years. So after upgrading, what about the old one? Most of us will ...

]]>Every day. new and new android smartphones are being launched. The launch speed is exponential and so is the manufacturer’s push towards a new launch. So it makes sense to carry out an upgrade every year or in most cases, every couple of years. So after upgrading, what about the old one? Most of us will sell the phone for cash or opt for a price reduction equal to the current selling price of our old android phone over the new one. The reselling price is always much less than the actual price and most of the times your phone is truly worth more than that.

That forms a limited set of choices. You can do much more than just selling or exchanging it around for something. Today I’m going to list down top ways to use your old Android phone.

1) As Digital Photo frame

Standalone Digital photo frames online will cost anything between 500-7000 INR depending upon the specifications and the manufacturer. Your old Android phone can serve this purpose. Adding to that, if your old Android phone has 5.5 inches or greater screen size, it will be the best thing that can be used as a digital photo frame. Many apps are available on Google Play store to serve this purpose. Here are few of them.

2) As a full-time GPS Navigator

Google map’s navigation has been our lifeline when it comes to finding a proper and a reliable way to any unknown destination. You can get a reliable universal cell phone mount online and attach your old android phone permanently on your car’s dashboard. This will serve as a full-time navigator. All you got to do is to turn on the mobile hotspot on your daily device and connect this old fella to it. That’s basically it, you’re ready to go.

3) As a home media controller

Regardless of the specifications, your old buddy will be able to at least cast some youtube videos or locally stored basic media content on 3000 INR priced chrome cast. If your old phone has Infrared Blasters, then you’re luckier. You can basically control any household entertainment device with it.

4) As your Testing device

Android is lucky in this field. You can root your device and try out pretty cool root apps. Rooting your device gives you access to the root files on your device. Root files include ringtones, alarm tones, notification sounds provided by your manufacturer and much more. These things, by default, are locked and cannot be extracted/shared.

Adding to that, you can even change an entire operating system of your device using custom ROMs. Rooting and installing custom ROM voids your device’s warranty. So it is safe not to try these things on your primary device. You can head over to development communities like Xda developers for more information.

5) As a backup device

Suppose you have to give your primary device for some repairs at the service centre. That time, you can use this old phone as your primary phone until your actual primary phone gets repaired.

6) A play device for your kid

With the release of Android 4.3, Google has introduced “restricted profiles”. Restricted profiles allow you to set certain limitations for a user profiles. Limitations or let’s say restrictions range from making phone calls/SMS to age filters ( for app downloads from play store) and much more.

7) Alarm clock

The alarm is a crucial feature and over the years, almost every smartphone user has had a migration from traditional “alarm clocks” to digital Alarm clocks on smartphones. Although the stock alarm app on most of the android phones does a good job, there are many better apps available on Google Play store which offer more customizability and control. Timely alarm clock application is one of them. You can check out Timely here.

Got any other uses? Feel free to share them in the comments down below. Thank you for going through this article, feel free to share this on social media and do not forget to sign up for our newsletter.

]]>http://www.amperepost.com/use-old-android-phone/feed/0315Comprehensive guide to URL Shortening : How to Shortenhttp://www.amperepost.com/comprehensive-url-shortening-guide/
http://www.amperepost.com/comprehensive-url-shortening-guide/#respondMon, 14 Nov 2016 06:29:28 +0000http://www.amperepost.com/?p=270URL is the basic way with which we either share or visit a particular web page. URL is nothing but the address of a particular web page on the world wide web. And it makes sense. Instead of sharing a long, confusing, randomly arranged set of characters, it is better of to share a URL whose ...

URL is the basic way with which we either share or visit a particular web page. URL is nothing but the address of a particular web page on the world wide web. And it makes sense. Instead of sharing a long, confusing, randomly arranged set of characters, it is better of to share a URL whose length doesn’t exceed 10 characters. Keeping in mind the limit of characters that we have on certain platforms like Twitter, it makes more sense to do so. However, there are disadvantages too, which we’re going to discuss in this article.

First of all, let me introduce you to the top three services that allow you to shorten URLs:

1) bit.ly

Note: bitly and its logo are registered trademarks of Bitly company

Bitly URL shortener is perhaps one of the leading URL shorteners around. With its simple user interface, and a mere two-step process to shorten a URL, it has established itself as a major player. Go to http://bitly.com and sign up for a new account (or login if you already have one). You’ll be redirected to your account dashboard. Click on Create Bitlinklocated on the top-right corner.

After that, paste your long URL and click on Create. It will create a short link on its domain bit.ly followed by a certain set of characters, for example, “http://bit.ly/2fy38iK“. As you can see the link is short enough to be shared on any social media platform instead of something like “http://www.amperepost.com/boost-android-phone-battery-life/”.

Bitly offers basic analytics of the generated links as you can see in the picture down below.

Note: bitly and its logo are registered trademarks of Bitly Company

Coming to the limitations, with a free bitly account, you cannot shorten more than 5,000 links. You can upgrade your account to the enterprise edition which gives some advance features like SMS campaigns, detailed analysis etc for better understanding the user behaviour pattern.

You can even create short links on your own branded domain with bitly enterprise edition, which I think is pretty unique and useful for marketers.

2) goo.gl from Google

This URL shortener is designed by Search Engine Giant Google itself. Using it is very simple. Head over to https://goo.gl. Paste the link that you want to shorten and click on Shorten URL. That’s it, you’re ready to go.

There are some advantages that you have when you use Google’s own URL shortening service over any other. The first is that you do not run into any SEO page rank related problems. Although every major URL shortening service will transfer the page rank to your original link, it is not always guaranteed, so it is good to be in the safe hands.

Now coming on to the disadvantages, one of the major disadvantage of using goo.gl URL shortener is that your link analytics is public. Basically, anyone who has an access to the internet and knows about your link can view the analytics of your link by simply adding “+” or “.info” at the end of that link.

3) is.gd from Shareaholic

is.gd URL shortener is not very much different from bit.ly and goo.gl except the fact that you don’t need any registration to get started. Just Copy, Paste, Generate and Share; that’s all what you basically need to do.

The URL is further customizable as shown in the image below. You can set your preference for lower case characters or lower case pronounceable. Log statistics is optional but available.

You can even generate a QR code that points to your link.

Now that we have a clear idea about URL shortening, let’s focus on it’s merits and demerits.

Why should you shorten URLS?

Shortened links are short enough to be shared on any microblogging site like Twitter with character limits as they consume less character space. Secondly, they’re more manageable and offer click analytics which can be used statistically and user behaviour can be determined. Also, useful case studies can be done from the click analytics data.

Why should you not shorten URLS?

In this world of internet, companies and services come and go. So if ever a URL shortening service provider decides to go out of business, what will you have?. All those shortened live links that you have had once and were shared on many social media platforms will redirect users nowhere. That situation would truly be a disaster. It is not possible to edit the posted tweets with those “out-of-service” shortened links.

So what do you think about URL shortening, is it necessary or not? Got something to add? Do not hesitate to share that in the comments down below. And Also, do not forget to subscribe to our newsletter to stay in touch with us.

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http://www.amperepost.com/boost-android-phone-battery-life/#respondSat, 24 Sep 2016 18:17:01 +0000http://www.amperepost.com/?p=237Smartphones truly have been struggling with battery life. Manufacturers have been making their new smartphones thinner and lighter, and with that their capacity to push a battery with higher capacity has been limited. To counter that problem, they ultimately have to rely on software optimisations. Software optimisations most of the times, are not really that ...

]]>Smartphones truly have been struggling with battery life. Manufacturers have been making their new smartphones thinner and lighter, and with that their capacity to push a battery with higher capacity has been limited. To counter that problem, they ultimately have to rely on software optimisations. Software optimisations most of the times, are not really that effective and ultimately at the end, it’s the user who has to suffer. Until some crazy battery (that could make your smartphone last many days) is discovered in near future, we’ll have to rely on small life optimisations. So here are few useful ways that will help you to boost your Android phone’s battery life.

1.Adjust your brightness manually

Although most of the smartphones right now feature an automatic brightness feature, it still is a bit inaccurate. By adjusting brightness manually, you can set the brightness that is both “low and comfortable” enough; and it works surprisingly better. I was able to extend the battery life of my phone by 2 hours. This can be done by heading over to settings>Display and Lights and turning off the Adaptive brightness feature.

2. Update your installed apps

Many applications consume much of your battery juice. The reasons are many. Maybe it is buggy or it is resource intensive. Developers from time to time, release updates to fix the most common bugs in their applications and in those updates, they usually push out some code that optimises that application for consuming less battery.

3. Update your phone’s software

If your android manufacturer has had its problems in optimising software for consuming less battery, step 1 and step 2 won’t be of much use. Most of the times, manufacturers from time to time release software updates that fix some issues like battery life problems, ram management problems etc. You should regularly update your phone’s software as it also improves the security aspect on your phone.

4. Switch off Wifi, Bluetooth, Mobile Data and Location Services when not necessary

These wireless communication protocols suck the most of your battery juice. A majority of times, our phone is connected to wifi and partially we use mobile data for internet related activities. However, these guys take a huge toll on your Android phone’s battery life. It is better to use these guys only when it is necessary. And it is also advisable to switch off the location services when not necessary.

5. Turn on the flight mode when the network is unstable

When you are in a remote or a rural area with little to no network coverage, your phone consistently checks the availability of the networks as well as keeps connecting to the one with nearest possible distance. However, that process takes its toll on your phone’s battery. So it is advisable to turn on the flight mode (or temporarily turn off the network from settings) in this situation.

6. Use greenify to hibernate certain apps

Greenify allows you to put apps into actual hibernation. This prevents them from performing certain operations in the background. As you do not actually know what actually has been going on when you’re doing something else on your android phone, this is a useful app. As for example, if you select WhatsApp and Hike in greenify, it will stop them from updating chats in the background. This event then prevents WhatsApp and Hike from generating a notification, which indeed saves up a lot of battery every time. This especially works for people who get a lot of messages daily.

7. Turn on the battery saver feature

The battery saver feature on your android phone can be accessed within your battery settings. Explore that area and set some custom timings as to when will that battery saver turn on. When it is on, it reduces the animation scale, brightness and certain background activities to save battery.

Thank you so much for going through this article. Feel free to share this on social medias and do not forget to subscribe to our newsletter. Happy battery saving!

]]>http://www.amperepost.com/boost-android-phone-battery-life/feed/02375 Useful Tips to free up storage space on your Android phonehttp://www.amperepost.com/free-storage-space-android/
http://www.amperepost.com/free-storage-space-android/#commentsSun, 31 Jul 2016 08:52:45 +0000http://www.amperepost.com/?p=223So you’ve got this little notification which annoyingly states that your phone storage space is getting low and you just cannot simply figure out how to deal with it. Well, it happens, and especially if you have an Android phone with just 16GB of internal storage, it is really hard to survive. Apps are getting ...

]]>So you’ve got this little notification which annoyingly states that your phone storage space is getting low and you just cannot simply figure out how to deal with it. Well, it happens, and especially if you have an Android phone with just 16GB of internal storage, it is really hard to survive. Apps are getting bigger and better day-by-day and it is getting really hard to deal with this problem. The concept of a micro sd card does not exist in every phone and after Ice Cream Sandwich, Google does not allow you to install apps on your micro sd card (unless your manufacturer has made provisions for the same). So today in this article, I’m going to list down 5 Useful tips that will help you to free up storage space on your android device.

1) Uninstall Unused applications

Unused applications consume the most of your storage space. So perform a quick analysis of your installed applications and figure out the unused once. After that, simply head over to settings>applications and uninstall those unused once. You can also simply uninstall an application by long pressing one in the app drawer and then simply dragging it over to the Uninstall icon located on the top left of your screen below the notification bar.

2) Clear cache and delete unimportant files

The more you use certain apps, the more cache that will accumulate. Try performing a quick analysis under settings>applications and clear the cache of applications that exceed a certain limit.

Adding to that, head over to downloads folder and clear the files which you no longer use or which no longer are in need.

3) WhatsApp folder management

Did you ever notice that When you view your friends profile picture ( not the small thumbnail that is displayed in the chat list and on the top in a personal chat) on Whatsapp, the profile picture takes a second or two to load before it displays the final clear picture? Well, it downloads that profile picture on your internal storage. So go to Whatsapp folder>Media folder>Whatsapp Profile Folder and clear the downloaded profile pictures.

Whatsapp databases also consume a lot of space on your phone’s internal storage. So go to Whatsapp folder>Databases folder and delete the stored databases. Your chats won’t be affected by this action as WhatsApp automatically creates a backup every day. Your recent chats will get backed up in a new database.

4) Use Google Photos

Google has this amazing application which lets you backup every single photo and video stored on your phone. Backup your photos and videos and delete them from your phone’s internal storage. This will free up a lot of space on your phone. If you haven’t already downloaded Google Photos, click here to download.

5) Use Android Marshmallow’s Adoptable storage

With Android Marshmallow, Google has introduced “Adoptable storage“. Adoptable storage basically allows you to use external storage (like micro sd card) on your phone as internal storage. You can grab a great deal on a micro sd card and boost your storage quickly by adding a micro sd card.

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]]>http://www.amperepost.com/free-storage-space-android/feed/3223How to send self-destructing text messageshttp://www.amperepost.com/self-destructing-text-messages-privnote/
http://www.amperepost.com/self-destructing-text-messages-privnote/#respondMon, 25 Jul 2016 06:55:09 +0000http://www.amperepost.com/?p=204Many times we need to share some private information like a password, credit card number or some bank account detail with a family member or a friend. Of-course, it is possible to simply send that information via email or a chat messaging application. However, there is a risk that they might not delete that message ...

]]>Many times we need to share some private information like a password, credit card number or some bank account detail with a family member or a friend. Of-course, it is possible to simply send that information via email or a chat messaging application. However, there is a risk that they might not delete that message or email after reading and that potentially creates a risk where a malicious user, who gets an easy access to their phone or computer, could possibly misuse that private information after getting the access. This is where Privnote comes to the rescue. It lets you send self-destructing text messages that auto-destruct after a predefined number of hours. This is a good safety measure to ensure that your message is totally safe and that nobody else has any access.

All you have to do is to simply head over to www.privnote.com. You will see a simple interface, with the text area to type your important information in.

Coming to the security part, you can manually define the password that the recipient will need to open the message. Privnote also allows you set the time after which the message will auto destruct. All these security options can be accessed by clicking on show options.

Once you’re done with everything, click on Create Note. Privnote will now generate a link that you will have to share with your family member or friend. This link will house your private message.

When the recipient opens the link, they will be directed to a temporary page that will have the stored message. They’ll have to use the password to be able to access the stored message that contains some private information of yours.

Only after the correct password has been entered, the recipient will have an access to the message. After reading the message, the recipient has the option to destroy the message by clicking on destroy note now. Please note that if you’ve given a certain time limit to the message, it is best for the recipient to manually destroy the message as the message won’t be deleted before that. However, you can choose to destroy the message after it has been read under options instead of giving it a certain time limit.

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]]>http://www.amperepost.com/self-destructing-text-messages-privnote/feed/0204Top free Online tools to add a device frame to a screenshothttp://www.amperepost.com/add-a-device-frame-to-a-screenshot/
http://www.amperepost.com/add-a-device-frame-to-a-screenshot/#commentsThu, 21 Jul 2016 11:16:30 +0000http://www.amperepost.com/?p=174Screenshots are very important, aren’t they? They let you share a piece of information ( or a proof or a learning thing) over a blog or a social media in a different and an understandable way. So,Why Add a device frame to a screenshot? When you take a screenshot, all you get is an image ...

]]>Screenshots are very important, aren’t they? They let you share a piece of information ( or a proof or a learning thing) over a blog or a social media in a different and an understandable way. So,Why Add a device frame to a screenshot?

When you take a screenshot, all you get is an image with the contents that are being displayed on your screen. To be honest, it looks okay, but not intuitive. A food without spice will literally taste nothing. So today, I’m going to list down top free online tools that will help you add a device frame to a screenshot.

“Adding a device frame will make your screenshot look beautiful and more shareable” over social medias and a blog.

1) Device Art Generator

This is a great little tool from Google. The main purpose of this tool is to let you add a “Nexus device frame” to your screenshot and so the choice is rather limited. The devices in the list include – Nexus4, Nexus5, Nexus6, Nexus7, Nexus 10, Nexus5x, Nexus6p, Nexus9 and an Android wear smartwatch. Take a look at this example.

You just have to drag the required screenshot (in PNG format) from your desktop onto a device, after which you can customize the produced image and save. However, you’ll have to pay attention to the dimensions of the screenshot as not all the devices have got same display resolution and moreover, you’ll have to perfectly match the resolution of that screenshot with the device ( that you’re aiming for) or else the tool won’t accept the screenshot.

2) Magic Mockups

Magic mockups is another great online tool. Instead of a typical device frame, you get a nice looking scenery where the device (or devices in many cases) containing screenshot is placed beautifully on a table with many surrounding objects that make the overall look of that image very intuitive and beautiful. The device choice is very limited ( to apple devices) but you won’t find yourself complaining as the produced images look very beautiful. You can either upload the screenshot yourself or let the online tool fetch everything for you from the URL given. Take a look at this example.

3) Dunnnk

Dunnnk is similar to MagicMockups except the fact that, not every mockup is available for free. However, you can get many great Mockups for free. The tool is more apple oriented with just one mockup available for Android. Just like MagicMockups, you get beautifully crafted mockups. However, it is worthy enough to know that the Android mockup provided is an unknown device and there is no automatic tool that can generate a mockup from the URL given. Take a look at this example.